The Mind in Context

The Mind in Context
ISBN-10
1606235540
ISBN-13
9781606235546
Category
Psychology
Pages
371
Language
English
Published
2010-01-29
Publisher
Guilford Press
Authors
Eliot R. Smith, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Batja Mesquita

Description

Most psychology research still assumes that mental processes are internal to the person, waiting to be expressed or activated. This compelling book illustrates that a new paradigm is forming in which contextual factors are considered central to the workings of the mind. Leading experts explore how psychological processes emerge from the transactions of individuals with their physical, social, and cultural environments. The volume showcases cutting-edge research on the contextual nature of such phenomena as gene expression, brain networks, the regulation of hormones, perception, cognition, personality, knowing, learning, and emotion.

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